PA Marcellus News Digest
April 5, 2012
April 5, 2012
Articles
Looks like energy companies all wet about Pennsylvania's gas reserves
Patriot-News
Gloria McVeigh
Letter to the Editor
March 29
Not content to corrupt susceptible Pennsylvania state legislators and the governor with cash to ensure maximum profits with minimal health and environmental regulations, the natural gas industry is also creating the next Wall Street investment bubble.
Link: http://www.lehighvalleylive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/03/why_arent_school_districts_dru.html
County debates Marcellus impact fee
Courier Express
April 4
CLARION - Clarion County township supervisors and residents appear guardedly in favor of approving the Act 13 Marcellus shale gas drilling impact fee that may mean a significant influx of money to government coffers.
Link: http://www.thecourierexpress.com/leadervindicatorlvlocal/955922-349/county-debates-marcellus-impact-fee.html
Courier Express
April 4
CLARION - Clarion County township supervisors and residents appear guardedly in favor of approving the Act 13 Marcellus shale gas drilling impact fee that may mean a significant influx of money to government coffers.
Link: http://www.thecourierexpress.com/leadervindicatorlvlocal/955922-349/county-debates-marcellus-impact-fee.html
Explaining Pennsylvania’s Link To Ohio Earthquakes
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 4
[...] Ohio’s 177 injection wells absorbed 12 million barrels of waste last year, with about 20 percent coming from Pennsylvania. What’s in it for Ohio? The Buckeye State charges a higher per-barrel fee for out-of-state waste, and netted 1.5 million dollars from the practice last year.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/04/pennsylvanias-link-to-ohio-earthquakes/
NPR State Impact
Scott Detrow
April 4
[...] Ohio’s 177 injection wells absorbed 12 million barrels of waste last year, with about 20 percent coming from Pennsylvania. What’s in it for Ohio? The Buckeye State charges a higher per-barrel fee for out-of-state waste, and netted 1.5 million dollars from the practice last year.
Link: http://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/04/pennsylvanias-link-to-ohio-earthquakes/
Pa. high court takes up shale gas leases dispute
Patriot-News
AP
April 4
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's high court will take a case that's raising questions about whether leases to countless properties signed by the booming natural gas industry should be interpreted to include the methane locked in the vast Marcellus Shale formation.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/pa-high-court-takes-up-shale-gas/90a4d2e37cd142188a1a9aa24853c0dd
Patriot-News
AP
April 4
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania's high court will take a case that's raising questions about whether leases to countless properties signed by the booming natural gas industry should be interpreted to include the methane locked in the vast Marcellus Shale formation.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/index.ssf/story/pa-high-court-takes-up-shale-gas/90a4d2e37cd142188a1a9aa24853c0dd
Municipalities get expedited hearing in suit against state shale law
Post-Gazette
April 5
The seven municipalities challenging the state's new law governing natural gas drilling activities will get their day in court next week, after the Commonwealth Court on Wednesday granted their request for an expedited hearing.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/municipalities-get-expedited-hearing-in-suit-against-state-shale-law-629980/
Post-Gazette
April 5
The seven municipalities challenging the state's new law governing natural gas drilling activities will get their day in court next week, after the Commonwealth Court on Wednesday granted their request for an expedited hearing.
Link: http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/municipalities-get-expedited-hearing-in-suit-against-state-shale-law-629980/
Romney Heads to Shale Country
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 5
The race is on in Pennsylvania. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will visit a frack water withdrawal site in Wyoming County today. Romney plans to tour Mountain Energy Services, a company formed by two brothers to serve the Marcellus Shale drilling boom in northeast Pennsylvania.
Link: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/05/romney-heads-to-shale-country/
NPR State Impact
Susan Phillips
April 5
The race is on in Pennsylvania. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney will visit a frack water withdrawal site in Wyoming County today. Romney plans to tour Mountain Energy Services, a company formed by two brothers to serve the Marcellus Shale drilling boom in northeast Pennsylvania.
Link: https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2012/04/05/romney-heads-to-shale-country/
Commissioners OK impact fee
Centre Daily Times
Matt Carroll
April 4
BELLEFONTE — Centre County will accept its share of an impact fee for Marcellus Shale wells drilled within the county’s borders.
Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday morning to enact the drilling fee, a move expected to net the county $500,000.
Link: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/04/04/3151103/commissioners-ok-impact-fee.html
Centre Daily Times
Matt Carroll
April 4
BELLEFONTE — Centre County will accept its share of an impact fee for Marcellus Shale wells drilled within the county’s borders.
Commissioners unanimously voted Tuesday morning to enact the drilling fee, a move expected to net the county $500,000.
Link: http://www.centredaily.com/2012/04/04/3151103/commissioners-ok-impact-fee.html
State approves Keystone Landfill plan to accept more waste
Tribune-Review
Laura Legere
April 4
[...] The landfill in Dunmore and Throop applied last May to increase its maximum daily disposal capacity from 5,000 to 7,500 tons and its average daily intake from 4,750 to 7,250 tons, largely to dispose of more rock waste from Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/state-approves-keystone-landfill-plan-to-accept-more-waste-1.1294394#axzz1r4fOv864
Tribune-Review
Laura Legere
April 4
[...] The landfill in Dunmore and Throop applied last May to increase its maximum daily disposal capacity from 5,000 to 7,500 tons and its average daily intake from 4,750 to 7,250 tons, largely to dispose of more rock waste from Marcellus Shale natural gas drilling.
Link: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/state-approves-keystone-landfill-plan-to-accept-more-waste-1.1294394#axzz1r4fOv864
Fired natural gas worker admits to knowingly damaging pipeline in Lycoming County
Patriot-News
John Beauge
April 4
WILLIAMSPORT — A fired natural gas worker has admitted on three occasions last June he knowingly damaged a pipeline in northern Lycoming County with an excavator.
The guilty plea entered Wednesday in U.S. Middle District Court by Henry V. Benton, 44, of Bradford, Ark., was taken under advisement by Judge John E. Jones III because it would bind him to imposing a prison sentence of between 12 and 18 months and ordering restitution of between $50,000 and $208,233.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/fired_natural_gas_worker_admit.html
Patriot-News
John Beauge
April 4
WILLIAMSPORT — A fired natural gas worker has admitted on three occasions last June he knowingly damaged a pipeline in northern Lycoming County with an excavator.
The guilty plea entered Wednesday in U.S. Middle District Court by Henry V. Benton, 44, of Bradford, Ark., was taken under advisement by Judge John E. Jones III because it would bind him to imposing a prison sentence of between 12 and 18 months and ordering restitution of between $50,000 and $208,233.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2012/04/fired_natural_gas_worker_admit.html
Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale fee revenues are now in doubt
Patriot-News
Editorial
April 5
All eyes in Pennsylvania should be on Bradford County next week. What happens at the April 12 county commissioners’ meeting there will have ramifications for people statewide.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2012/04/pennsylvanias_marcellus_shale_1.html
Patriot-News
Editorial
April 5
All eyes in Pennsylvania should be on Bradford County next week. What happens at the April 12 county commissioners’ meeting there will have ramifications for people statewide.
Link: http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2012/04/pennsylvanias_marcellus_shale_1.html
Susquehanna County compression station up and running without state permission
Citizens Voice
Laura Legere
April 5
A damaged Susquehanna County natural gas compressor station restarted operations last week despite state regulators' request the facility remain shut down during an investigation, the Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.
Link: http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/susquehanna-county-compression-station-up-and-running-without-state-permission-1.1295296#axzz1rCZWL3Ei
Citizens Voice
Laura Legere
April 5
A damaged Susquehanna County natural gas compressor station restarted operations last week despite state regulators' request the facility remain shut down during an investigation, the Department of Environmental Protection said Wednesday.
Link: http://citizensvoice.com/news/drilling/susquehanna-county-compression-station-up-and-running-without-state-permission-1.1295296#axzz1rCZWL3Ei
Commonwealth Court: certain natural gas pipeline records not public
Pennsylvania Record
Jon Campisi
March 29
A state appellate court panel reviewing an appeal from a journalist who sought certain records from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has determined that records relating to the safety of natural gas pipelines are not public.
Link: http://pennrecord.com/news/commonwealth-court-certain-natural-gas-pipeline-records-not-public/
Pennsylvania Record
Jon Campisi
March 29
A state appellate court panel reviewing an appeal from a journalist who sought certain records from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has determined that records relating to the safety of natural gas pipelines are not public.
Link: http://pennrecord.com/news/commonwealth-court-certain-natural-gas-pipeline-records-not-public/
Marcellus Shale: Pennsylvania's Manna From Heaven
Commonwealth Foundation
Katrina Currie
April 4
Yesterday, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council hosted a forum on the benefits of natural gas for Pennsylvania's manufacturing sector.
David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers' Association commented that Marcellus Shale is the closest thing Pennsylvania will get to "manna from heaven." On top of creating tens of thousands of jobs in Marcellus Shale related industries, lowering utility bills, and generating fortunes for farmers, workers and small-business owners, shale drilling is helping to revitalize the manufacturing industry.
Link: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/marcellus-shale-pennsylvanias-manna-from-heaven
Commonwealth Foundation
Katrina Currie
April 4
Yesterday, the American Chemistry Council (ACC) and the Pennsylvania Chemical Industry Council hosted a forum on the benefits of natural gas for Pennsylvania's manufacturing sector.
David Taylor of the PA Manufacturers' Association commented that Marcellus Shale is the closest thing Pennsylvania will get to "manna from heaven." On top of creating tens of thousands of jobs in Marcellus Shale related industries, lowering utility bills, and generating fortunes for farmers, workers and small-business owners, shale drilling is helping to revitalize the manufacturing industry.
Link: http://www.commonwealthfoundation.org/policyblog/detail/marcellus-shale-pennsylvanias-manna-from-heaven
Marcellus shale could prove boon for Delco
Daily Times
Editorial
April 4
Marcellus shale drilling is regarded by many Pennsylvanians as a raw deal for them and a sweet deal for gas companies, so it is encouraging to think there could be some benefits for Delaware County residents from the exploitation of this natural resource.
Link: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/04/04/opinion/doc4f7bbc8caa098496340119.txt
Daily Times
Editorial
April 4
Marcellus shale drilling is regarded by many Pennsylvanians as a raw deal for them and a sweet deal for gas companies, so it is encouraging to think there could be some benefits for Delaware County residents from the exploitation of this natural resource.
Link: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/04/04/opinion/doc4f7bbc8caa098496340119.txt
Gas work having impact on area streams
Sun Gazette
Alyssa Murphy
April 4
TROUT RUN - The latest way to measure the negative impacts to water quality from natural gas development activities show some earth disturbance impacts in Lycoming County.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/576619/Gas-work-having-impact-on-area-streams.html?nav=5011
Sun Gazette
Alyssa Murphy
April 4
TROUT RUN - The latest way to measure the negative impacts to water quality from natural gas development activities show some earth disturbance impacts in Lycoming County.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/576619/Gas-work-having-impact-on-area-streams.html?nav=5011
County set to adopt impact fee ordinance
Sun Gazette
David Thompson
April 4
Although they believe the state gas drilling impact fee legislation is not perfect, the Lycoming County commissioners on Tuesday said they will enact an ordinance to allow the county to receive impact fee revenue.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/576620/County-set-to-adopt-impact-fee-ordinance.html?nav=5011
Sun Gazette
David Thompson
April 4
Although they believe the state gas drilling impact fee legislation is not perfect, the Lycoming County commissioners on Tuesday said they will enact an ordinance to allow the county to receive impact fee revenue.
Link: http://www.sungazette.com/page/content.detail/id/576620/County-set-to-adopt-impact-fee-ordinance.html?nav=5011
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